Fruit-pitting device.



L. E, BALTZLE EEUT PTTING DEVISE, APPILIDA'SIO'H HLB'D 1mm 2s, 19m,

I @Homm I adjustably secured to the support 3 through the slot 12 and screw 13, and the other end 14 being fixed to the upper end of the upright 5. The segment 10 is secured in position, as above pointed ont, so that the 'porN tion 15 vis in the same vertical plane with the blade 2, and so the cani surfaces i6 a d l? project out in tliiierent vertical planes from the plane or" .aid blade 2.

The upper section of the traine icarrying blade 1S is provided `wit i abiitnients or lugs 19 and 20 arranged to slide on the segment 15 and cani surfaces 1G and 17 of said segment and the stops 21 and serve to limit the movement thereof in the forward stro t while stop 23 limits the length or" the tackivard stroke.

Each blade is provided with acutiing eeg'e Q4 'and the off-set portions Q5 and QG. The oilset portion on blade 2 extends in a direction opposite to the direction of the otf- I set portion 2G on blade 1S. Spring 8 serves to hold the lugs 19 and :20 properly .against the segment 15 and the cani surfaces 15 and 17 during the forward and reverse nioveinents of the blade and to anchor the arni at the end of the engagement of the stops with the recesses 21 and the cam surfaces.

The ball and .oclret joint, before described, provides for tue doable Inmfenient necessary to the correct operation of the blade-carrying element 4.

lt is not essential that the oli-set portions 25 and 26 be provided on the tivo blades, as the edges thereof contacting;r with the opposite ends of the stone may be sharp enough to be embedded therein and thus serve the purpose accomplished by the L vo oli-set por tions. f

lhe operation ci iny device is as follows: Supposing the cani segment l() be adjusted for the accommodation oi the peach to be pitted, said peach is placed between the cutting blades, and preferably u'lith the longer axis ot' the stone parallel to the blades. The blade-carrying element 1l then advanced by means ot' the handle and the blade 18 thereof co-a-cting with blade 2 vwill cut the sarcocarp and the ofi-set portions 25 and 26 will engage opposite ends ot the stone and opposite sides the ci. in this position the lugs 19 and QG will begin to slide on the cani surfaces. 15S and i?, thus carrying the blade 18 out et the plane it. has been traveling in and removing it later ally with respect to the first blade as it advances. The stone being heldin the ofi-Set portions is pulled, twisted turned from the pulpy portion ct the fruit and the halves of the fruit are b surfaces of the blades. lltv'li be seen of the cam segment can be han commodste the A des to diltorent aired or lugs and Q0 the ends ot forward stroke through.

fruits, the segment being, pivoted to the iipper end ot' the upright 3 and slidably secured' to said upright at lower point through slot 19,- and screw 19. Ordinarily it is no!y necessary to change the position ot 7@ this cani segment except when the sizes of .the peaches vary to a considerable degree,

therefrom and deposits the stone at a point S5 diil'erent from theplace ot disposition of the fruit.

it is to be observed that in pulling the i' halves ot the fruit from the stone, the eiiect 'is to pull the ineat from the creases of the stone, Whereas, if the blades cut the meat troni the stone, as in the usual machines, the creases would remain filled with the severed portions of the meat.

llilhal I claim is 1- 95 1. A fruit pitter comprising a support, a blade carried thereby, a standard forming a part. oi' said'support and provided-With nicans for securing an arin thereto, an arm pivotally and 'yieldingly secured. to said lo() standard to swing relative thereto, a blade carried by said arm in juxtaposition to said first blade and a stationary guide carried by said support and standard, whereby said arni may be swung in a predetermined path toward and'gt'roni said standard.

2. fruit pitter comprising a support, a blade carried thereby, a standard forming a part of said supportand provided with means tor securing an arm thereto, an arm pivotally and yieldingly secured to said standard, a. blade carried by said arm in juxtaposition to said first blade, and an adjustable guide carried by said support and standard whereby said arm may be recipro-` M5 cated in a predetermined path.

3. AL fruit pitter comprising,r a support, a blade carried therebvgan bverhangin-g standard forming part of said support and pro- .vided with means for securing an arm 1n 12@ swinging relation thereto, an arm pivotally carried by said standard in swinging," relation thereto, a cutting; blade carried by said arm., a handle for swinging the same, and a,

guide for said arm attached to said support.

f1. A fruit pitter comprising support, a

blade carried thereby, an overhangngstandard forming part ot said support and pro vided with means for securing an arm tliereto, an arm pivotally carried by said standla@ moebel@ 4 ord, o. cutting blade carried by said arm, a lifindle foi' reciprocating the seme, and e guidexjoi erm attached to sold support sind adjustable tbeieon.

5. il 'liteit pitted comprising a. support, a blade ceiiiedtliereby, o. standgird arranged on soidsupport, e. swim ing erm pivotlly secured to seid standar su cutting blade carried by seid sim ind means for swimwioo: tbetemo-towai'd und from seid stan or o. guidefoi seid arm attached to said standard sind hoi/'ing si com surface, end the said erm piovided with means for eigagin the eem surface as it swings toward an from ssi-id standard.

l li. llt limit pitter com'piisiiig o support, e

biade .oorried tlieieby, o. standard arranged oii'soid support, an erm secui'ed by seid standard, e cutting blade carri-ed by Said omi and means for reciprocating the same, o guide for seid ami ottzielied to said stemder. and bovino; a. com surface, and means 'for adjustiiig tie goideon said stoodoid.

7. lo it fruit bitter, :i `:stationery bladewand o..v reciprocal blade, e. stationery guide foi' the reciprocal blade, and moons for adjusting seid guide. A

8. ln e fruit pitter, -iecipi'oclil blade, a blade copemtiiig theiiewitli to sever the ii'uit, .support for seid cooperating blade, :i s'tandm'fl eeiried by said support, said reciprocal blade pivotolly attached in operative joositioiito .swing on seid stondord, e.nd e guide on seid stondold l'oi" said i'ecipiocal blade arranged to oliongejits direction of travel es it swings on .said standard.

9. lli fruit pitte, o. stotioiory'blode, o irocipiocal bloede, and mi adjustable stationary guide ,for the recipliooal blside, Wheieby the seid reciproca-l blade may be mode to tmvel diffeieiit predetermined petlio. c

l0. in a fruit pitter, a, 'feciprocal blstde, e biodeeopei'atiiig tliez'ewitli to sever the fruit, s supportoorryog seid cooperating blade, a. standard carried the support, said reciprocal blade being ottoclicd in operative position to said standard, a, guide on tbc stando-rd for said ieoipiocel blade., und tension means for 'holding seid ieoipiocal blade 'against seid guide.

1l. A limit pit-teir having e support, a, stationery blade Carried theta-by, o. standard for reid support, a reciprocal .eim removably Secured to the standard cmd adapted to f trim/el towmd sind from seid stationary blade., o. blade carried lr seid erm in o era-tive relation to said inet blade, :i/gui e for changing the direction of travel ot the reciprocal erm, :md tension ineens for holding,- sid recpiocel in position on. 'seid 12. il. fruit pittei* comprising o. support, :1. blade caii'ied thereby, a standard on seid support and protfided with .o stationery i1 erm, o tft-@intentli'rm iiivotelly etteclied to' i se.

said standard carrying o. blade sind rovided with a. lug, idiirigy moons or sei reciprocsl arm on t eV standard, :md e. spring attached to the said stationery atm and seid lug for holding tbc reciprocal erm iii posi-- tion relative to said guiding means.

13. In a. fruit pittei, a support, e. blade carried thereby, a. reciprocal ermettacbed thereto through e universal .'oint comprisimg a ball and socket, and e bla-de for said reciproca-l arm.

14. In a fruit pitter, a. standardcerivying o blade, a, reciprocal arm attached tbe-reto through e. 'universal joint comprising o ball and socket, said amm provided with a. blade, and tension means for yseeming a. yielding attachment of said :ir/ni 'to said standard.

A15. In a fruit pittei', a standard, a reciprosal arm attached thereto through o. um'.- versal yjoint comprising a bail and socket and cai: ing a. blade, and e. spring means for yiel ingly itt-aching seid arm to sold standard.

16. A fruit pittei comprising o poil' of cutters each having pit engaging means, one such cutter arranged to advance towai'd the other cutter in the seme general plone therewith for a portion of its stroke, and o. cam for changing the diifection of the Stroke of the advancing cutter, and means for changing the position or" the com so that the point of change of the direction of said edvsnciiig cutter may be varied.

17. A fruit pittei comp'ising a support constitutin a. stationary frame, a blade secured to tbe freine, a reciprocal erm constituting o frame pivotally attached to seid support, o blade Seemed tov the freine,

means for reciprocating thesecond blade in o general direction toward the stotionery fmme but gradually during' tlie latter portion of the str-oke in o lateral direction also.

18. A 'fruit pittei? comprising a stationery cutter, s ielatively movable cuttei zir- 'ra'nged to swingltoward and from the same, j

and stationery means. cooperating with. the

swinging cutter for changing the diieotioii of the letter es it approaches tbe stationary cutter.

19. A. fruit pitteif' comprising s. sto-.tionziry cutter and a 'elatively movable euttei aiiangod to swing toward and from the seme, means foi: changing the diiection of the swinging cutter as it approaches the stotionary cutter and means for anchoring the swingingcuttei et the end o itstroke.

20. A fruit pitter comprising e pluolity of cutting blades, o stationary support for one such blade, said support provided with an upright heaving e socket therein, a movable support for another blade, seid mmfable support having on extension with e. ball.

formed on en eiid thereof, en eine. extending from seid stotioiisy suppose, e. lug srreoged on seid movoble support' and o spring holding the stationary and movable supports in operative position through the ball and socket and the arm and lugs on Said supports.

21. A fruit ptter comprising a stationary cutter, a movable cutter and holding means for said cutters, the holding means for the staton'aryrcutter provided with an adjust- @moon Vable guide forI the hoklng moons of the movable cutter. 10 in testimony whereof, l afx my sgnanro in tha presence of witnesses. -LOUIS E. BALTZLEY. Witnessegz EDWARD R. WITMAN, ALFRED M. HOUGHTON. 

